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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 3 February 2025

On Monday 3 February, demand averaged 36.5 GW. Renewables supplied 39%.

36.5GW AVERAGEWind13.77 GW35%Hydro0.43 GW1%Biomass3.20 GW8%Solar0.79 GW2%Gas14.28 GW37%Imports2.05 GW5%Nuclear4.29 GW11%36.5GW AVERAGE35%8%37%11%
Price
£109.69/MWh
Day average £109.69
Demand36.5GW
Generation 36.8Transfers −0.3
Fossil fuels37%
Renewables39%
Other25%
Carbon intensityModerate
160g/kWh
0Day average 160300
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Key moments

On Monday 3 February 2025, gas supplied 37% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 35%. Demand peaked at 43.7 GW at 17:35. Carbon intensity averaged 160 g/kWh and the price £109.69/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 17.6 GW at 19:30. Solar generation peaked at 3.5 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (76 g/kWh) and highest at 06:30 (213 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £86.71/MWh at 23:30 to £158.77/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 39% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 32% across 2025.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.792.0%Wind 13.7735.5%Gas 14.2836.8%Hydro 0.431.1%Biomass 3.208.2%Nuclear 4.2911.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 36.5avgGeneration 36.8avgTransfers −0.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand43.7GW · 17:35
Low 24.8 · 04:30Avg 36.50–60 GW
Made in Great Britain101%of demand
Generation 36.8Transfers −0.3 GW
Net exports3GWh
In
45 Out
48
Zero-carbon share52%of generation
Nuclear 12%Hydro 1%Wind 37%Solar 2%

Transfers · Mon 3 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 3 February 2025, Great Britain imported 45 GWh and exported 48 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (18 GWh), and the most exports went to France (20 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 3 Feb
Imported
45GWh
Exported
48GWh
Net out
3GWh
Average net flow
0.13GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.32GWExporting

In 2.4 GWhOut 10.1 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.29GWExporting

In 1.4 GWhOut 8.3 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.82GWExporting

In 0.7 GWhOut 20.3 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.74GWImporting

In 17.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.20GWExporting

In 4.4 GWhOut 9.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.76GWImporting

In 18.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.14GWPumping

Generated 4.4 GWhPumped 7.9 GWh

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